検索キーワード： 老年学

老いればさまざまな面で、肉体的および機能的な劣化が進みます。

齢を取れば取るほど人は幸せになる「心筋梗塞も糖尿病も太っていたほうが長生きする」「糖尿病の治療がアルツハイマーを促進する」こんなことを言われたら、戸惑う人がほとんどだろう。

老後の不安と欲望をエネルギーに、百花繚乱の「老い本」ワールド――そこに映し出される私たちの無意識とは？　名エッセイストが読み解く「老い」のニッポン精神史。

定年後を不安に思う人は多い。「成果を上げたい」「他人に嫌われたくない・評価されたい」という現役時代の価値観に囚われると、自分で自分を不幸にしてしまう。

子どもがいなければ、いずれは“老後ひとり難民”に。入院できない!施設に入れない!死後は無縁仏に!?準備不足な“おひとりさま”の悲惨な末路。世はおひとりさまブームで、独身人口は増え続けるばかり。だが、そのまま老後を迎えて本当に大丈夫だろうか?

人口減少が進む一方で、総人口に占める65歳以上の割合が過去最高を更新し続ける日本。世界断トツの「超高齢社会」には課題が山積している。

伊藤忠商事会長、そして民間人初の中国大使を務めた名経営者が８５歳の老境に入ったからこそ感じる、日々の味わい方と愉しみ方とは

カネさえあれば幸せに死ねるのか――。入居金3億円超え。至れり尽くせりの生活を享受する超富裕層たち。彼らがたどり着いた「終の棲家」は桃源郷か、姥捨て山か。

〈さびしい、苦しい〉老い方にさようなら!世界的な霊長類学者が教える、人生後半戦が「希望」となる考え方とは?・人間はなぜ“人生後半戦”が長いのか?・“老いるほど美しくなる”ゴリラに学ぶべきこと

What are we going to do with those 20 or 30 years we didn’t expect? Due to unfounded fears of unhappiness and regret, many intelligent, otherwise rational people, even into their 40s and 50s, are so convinced that old age is a time of misery that they simply deny any other outcome and refuse to plan their own destiny. This optimistic and highly informative guide to smart aging will detail for listeners the steps they need to take to ensure that long life becomes synonymous with good life.

Thanks to increases in life expectancy, we can now expect to live for a long time. Most of us would welcome an extra day in the week, so why do so many of us view the prospect of additional years with fear and skepticism? The reason is simple: society is not currently structured to support long lives. Rather than thinking in terms of the needs of a rising number of older people, we must instead support the young and middle-aged to prepare differently for the longer futures they can expect.

著者が〝師〟と仰ぎ、野球だけでなく、生き方の土台にもなったという、中村天風、藤平光一。二人の先生の教えを観念論や理想論ではなく、自らがどのように実践してきたか、具体的にまとめた人生の指南書。

More than 1,000 extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. After a chance encounter with an extraordinary 90-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of 65 to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging.

How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts - and the prescription to age well - in his signature engaging style. With so many discoveries over the years, science is literally changing our minds about the optimal care and feeding of the brain. All of it is captivating. A great deal of it is unexpected.

■先行きに不安を感じている中高年サラリーマンのための「自分のキャリアをお金に変えて、定年後もバリバリ稼ぐ」技術、大公開！

Since the birth of their nation, Americans have acted on the belief that theirs was a land of youth, a place destined to offer a fresh start to an aging world. No Country for Old Age tells this story from the founding period to our present moment, but not without exposing its darker side: rejuvenation has often bred grand expectations that end in division and despair.

We are in the midst of a healthspan revolution that will enable us to live vitally beyond 100 years old. Advanced diagnostics are now able to catch any disease at inception, while advanced therapies in clinical trials have the potential to reverse disease while also slowing, stopping, and potentially even reversing aging.

A menudo, nuestra sociedad desprecia el valor de las personas mayores y las relega a un segundo plano una vez finalizan su etapa productiva, como si hubieran perdido todo su interés. Sin embargo, el paso del tiempo no siempre representa una pérdida de cualidades, sino que con frecuencia sirve para hacer brillar otras, como la prudencia, el juicio y la experiencia adquiridos con los años.

Yoga instructor, nutrition expert, and healthy-living blogger Elise Marie Collins has compiled a comprehensive look at what "Super Agers" are doing to live long and prosper. Learn about movement at any age, brain fitness and memory maintenance, foods, vitamin and mineral content cues and clues, and what they do to promote health, prevent disease, and decrease and reverse symptoms of illness. In this revolutionary book, Collins presents us with a bold new paradigm of aging, telling us how we can increase not only our lifespan but also our health span.

Whether you want to discover great places to live in the USA and around the world that are inexpensive, set your home and social life up for optimal enjoyment, or explore the many ways you can live happily and productively in retirement, this audiobook will teach you everything you need to know. Choose wisely how you retire.